Three more people came forward to allege Josh Fitzpatrick extorted them for sex, but the former Charlottesville weatherman was nevertheless granted bail.
Judge Matthew Quatrara made the ruling Thursday after learning that the new complaints won't likely result in additional felony charges for 42-year-old who already spent six weeks behind bars after the first victim came forward earlier this year. Crime
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"We've had three other victims come forward with claims that are very similar," prosecutor Lawton Tufts told the judge during a hearing in Albemarle County General District Court.
Tufts then explained that Virginia's so-called sextortion statute, enacted in 2023, wasn't on the b